2014β15 UMass Minutemen men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 17β15 (10β8 A-10) |
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Home arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU β | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014β15 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014β15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17β15, 10β8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.
During this season, in 2014, Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay player in Division I to play in a men's basketball game. [1]
The Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 24β9, with a record of 10β6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Minutemen were defeated by George Washington, 85β77 in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which is their first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Tennessee.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Chaz Williams | 3 | G | 5'9" | 175 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Clyde Santee | 5 | G | 6'7" | 180 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Southeast Missouri State |
Sampson Carter | 22 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Graduated |
Raphiael Putney | 34 | F | 6'9" | 185 | RS Senior | Woodbridge, VA | Graduated |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Rashaan Armstead-Holloway C |
Elmer, NJ | Arthur P. Schalick High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Aug 12, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
C.J. Anderson SF |
Memphis, TN | Whitehaven High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 25, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/30/2014* 7:00 pm |
American International | W 120β71 |
Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular Season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm |
Siena | W 95β87 | 1β0 |
Mullins Center (8,187) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/16/2014* 3:00 pm, NESN |
vs.
Boston College Commonwealth Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off |
W 71β62 | 2β0 |
TD Garden (N/A) Boston, MA | |||||||
11/18/2014* 11:00 am, ESPN2 |
Manhattan ESPN Tip-Off Marathon/ Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic |
W 77β68 OT | 3β0 |
Mullins Center (4,736) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/22/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs.
Notre Dame Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic |
L 68β81 | 3β1 |
Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT | |||||||
11/23/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs.
Florida State Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic |
W 75β69 | 4β1 |
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513) Uncasville, CT | |||||||
11/26/2014* 2:00 pm |
Northeastern Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic |
W 79β54 | 5β1 |
Mullins Center (2,918) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Harvard | L 73β75 | 5β2 |
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN |
at LSU | L 60β82 | 5β3 |
Maravich Center (6,962) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm |
vs.
Florida Gulf Coast Hall of Fame Holiday Classic |
L 75β84 | 5β4 |
MassMutual Center (5,235) Springfield, MA | |||||||
12/13/2014* 4:00 pm |
Canisius | W 75β58 | 6β4 |
Mullins Center (3,148) Amherst, MA | |||||||
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Providence | L 65β85 | 6β5 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,975) Providence, RI | |||||||
12/23/2014* 4:00 pm, BYUtv |
at BYU | L 71β77 OT | 6β6 |
Marriott Center (15,789) Provo, UT | |||||||
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm |
Iona | W 87β82 | 7β6 |
Mullins Center (4,011) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Atlantic 10 regular Season | |||||||||||
01/03/2015 4:00 pm |
St. Bonaventure | L 55β69 | 7β7 (0β1) |
Mullins Center (4,506) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/07/2015 7:00 pm |
at La Salle | W 71β65 | 8β7 (1β1) |
Tom Gola Arena (1,379) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/11/2015 1:00 pm |
at George Mason | W 66β62 | 9β7 (2β1) |
Patriot Center (3,535) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
01/14/2015 7:00 pm |
Davidson | L 63β71 | 9β8 (2β2) |
Mullins Center (3,205) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/17/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN |
Rhode Island | W 60β56 | 10β8 (3β2) |
Mullins Center (5,273) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/21/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Saint Joseph's | W 62β56 | 10β9 (3β3) |
Hagan Arena (3,687) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Dayton | W 66β64 | 11β9 (4β3) |
Mullins Center (5,633) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/31/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Saint Louis | W 60β56 | 12β9 (5β3) |
Chaifetz Arena (9,104) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, SNY |
at Fordham | W 78β72 | 13β9 (6β3) |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,636) Bronx, NY | |||||||
02/08/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
La Salle | W 66β59 | 14β9 (7β3) |
Mullins Center (4,673) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/11/2015 7:00 pm |
at St. Bonaventure | W 55β53 | 15β9 (8β3) |
Reilly Center (3,786) Olean, NY | |||||||
02/14/2015 4:00 pm |
Duquesne | W 82β74 | 16β9 (9β3) |
Mullins Center (4,437) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, SNY |
at Rhode Island | L 59β75 | 16β10 (9β4) |
Ryan Center (7,118) Kingston, RI | |||||||
02/21/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 25 VCU | L 72β78 | 16β11 (9β5) |
Siegel Center (7,657) Richmond, VA | |||||||
02/25/2015 7:00 pm |
Saint Joseph's | L 71β82 | 16β12 (9β6) |
Mullins Center (3,234) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/28/2015 4:00 pm |
Fordham | W 82β74 | 17β12 (10β6) |
Mullins Center (5,238) Amherst, MA | |||||||
03/04/2015 7:00 pm |
Richmond | L 53β56 | 17β13 (10β7) |
Mullins Center (3,857) Amherst, MA | |||||||
03/07/2015 3:30 pm, NBCSN |
at George Washington | L 65β87 | 17β14 (10β8) |
Charles E. Smith Center (3,867) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Atlantic 10 tournament | |||||||||||
03/12/2015 12:00 pm, NBCSN |
vs. La Salle Second Round |
L 69β76 | 17β15 |
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll /
Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern. |